I don't often show my photography because I am basically starting over because I have a digital camera I know nothing about. Here are my pictures for this weeks I Heart Macro. Please be gentle :-)
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| A nest in our yard |
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| Look Mama a coin |
~Shannon
Saturday, May 28, 2011
I Heart Macro
This is my first time participating in the I Heart Macro link up.
I don't often show my photography because I am basically starting over because I have a digital camera I know nothing about. Here are my pictures for this weeks I Heart Macro. Please be gentle :-)
I don't think there's anything sweeter than dirty little exploring fingers.
~Shannon
I don't often show my photography because I am basically starting over because I have a digital camera I know nothing about. Here are my pictures for this weeks I Heart Macro. Please be gentle :-)
~Shannon
Friday, May 27, 2011
Last Friday In May
It is the very last Friday in May :-(
Next month at this time I will have a 2 year old. The time is flying by.
The good thing about the last Friday of the month is the Artisan Clay Design Team Reveal!!!
We were given these beads:
I immediately thought "oh earrings" but then didn't want to be too simple. So I made a complicated earring out of them, epic fail. They almost ripped my ear off, waaaayyy too heavy. So I cute them apart and thought "I can make 2 of the same, like BFF necklaces" So I made the first necklace.
I think it is pretty cool. I made a coil and wire wrapped the pendant, added jump rings, silk from Marsha Neal Studio, a lampwork bead from Amanda of Sea Shore Glass and Vintaj chain and bead caps. I did that one last week and figured I had a whole week to make the other one.
Then I had a dream about a tree entwined by beautiful, leafy vines dripping with dew. I got right to work and came up with this piece. I love the twisting Vinatj wire and the sprinkling of tiny Swarovski crystals.
I was also so excited to have been given the necklace from Jeannie in my last post because the peridot chips were the perfect addition to this necklace. I also used up the rest of my silk from Marsha :-)
I hope you like the 2 necklaces I made and I hope you will check out the other artists pieces and see what they did with their pendants from Kristie.
Thanks for stopping by!
~Shannon
Marcie Abney
Shannon Chomanczuk <---you're there! :-)
Carol Dean Sharpe
Staci Louise Smith
Jen Velasquez
Susan Kennedy
Penny Neville
and the woman who made all these beauties: Kristie Roeder
Here is the Inlinz.com gadget link-
Next month at this time I will have a 2 year old. The time is flying by.
The good thing about the last Friday of the month is the Artisan Clay Design Team Reveal!!!
We were given these beads:
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| Aren't they amazing?! |
I immediately thought "oh earrings" but then didn't want to be too simple. So I made a complicated earring out of them, epic fail. They almost ripped my ear off, waaaayyy too heavy. So I cute them apart and thought "I can make 2 of the same, like BFF necklaces" So I made the first necklace.
I think it is pretty cool. I made a coil and wire wrapped the pendant, added jump rings, silk from Marsha Neal Studio, a lampwork bead from Amanda of Sea Shore Glass and Vintaj chain and bead caps. I did that one last week and figured I had a whole week to make the other one.
Then I had a dream about a tree entwined by beautiful, leafy vines dripping with dew. I got right to work and came up with this piece. I love the twisting Vinatj wire and the sprinkling of tiny Swarovski crystals.
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| Love! |
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| Doesn't it remind you of a vine? |
I was also so excited to have been given the necklace from Jeannie in my last post because the peridot chips were the perfect addition to this necklace. I also used up the rest of my silk from Marsha :-)
I hope you like the 2 necklaces I made and I hope you will check out the other artists pieces and see what they did with their pendants from Kristie.
Thanks for stopping by!
~Shannon
Marcie Abney
Shannon Chomanczuk <---you're there! :-)
Carol Dean Sharpe
Staci Louise Smith
Jen Velasquez
Susan Kennedy
Penny Neville
and the woman who made all these beauties: Kristie Roeder
Here is the Inlinz.com gadget link-
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Do Over Challenge Blog Hop Reveal
Jeannie sent each of the participants a piece of jewelry that she had made. The point of this challenge? To cut up the piece she sent us and remake it into something else. Yup, cut it apart. I know right?!
The piece I was sent wasn't all bad, it looks like something I would have made a few years ago before I knew much about gemstones and art beads.
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| Original Necklace and Earrings |
The necklace sat on my bead table/kitchen counter for several days before I cut it apart. I almost felt bad taking my cutters to the wire (almost) once I poured the beads onto the counter I started to have fun.
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| My Necklace |
I added a Vintaj blank, beads, leaf, and toggle clasp, some bronze seed beads and pendant from Mellisa of Chinook Designs.
I bet you are wondering what I did with the rest of the necklace right? Well stay tuned to the blog on Friday because those Peridot chips were exactly what I needed to finish a necklace I was working on for the Artisan Clay Design Team.
Now please go check out the other participant's blogs and what they made. I know I can't wait. We all got different things to work with so I am looking forward to seeing what everyone did. Make sure you visit Jeannie's blog too (she's listed first) :-)
~Shannon
Jeannie of Jeannie's Blog ---> http://site.jkdjewelry.com/blog
Donna No Blog
Shannon http://www.formysweetdaughter.blogspot.com <----YOU ARE HERE
Elisabeth http://www.beadsforbusygals.com
Jamie No Blog
Nancy http://nedbeads.com
Charlene http://clay-space.com
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